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Belfast

Kenneth Branagh (Writer/Director/Producer) Ciarán Hinds (Actor) Simon Chase (Re-Recording Mixer/ Sound Supervisor)

SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES 8:19am – 8:41am

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro (Co-Writer/Director/Producer)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Jessica Chastain (Producer/Actor) Justin Raleigh (Prosthetics Designer) Linda Dowds (Makeup Department Head)

SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES/ ONYX COLLECTIVE/HULU 8:41am – 8:53am

Summer of Soul

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (Director/EP)

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Licorice Pizza

Adam Somner (Producer) Sara Murphy (Producer)

NEON & TOPIC STUDIOS 9:03am - 9:17am

Spencer

Pablo Larraín (Director/Producer) Kristen Stewart (Actor)

NEON & PARTICIPANT MEDIA 9:17am – 9:28am

Flee

Jonas Poher Rasmussen (Co-Writer/Director)

NEON 9:28pm – 9:39am

The Worst Person in the World

Joachim Trier (Co-Writer/Director/EP) Renate Reinsve (Actor)

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Encanto

Byron Howard (Director) Yvett Merino (Producer) Germaine Franco (Composer)

West Side Story

Ariana DeBose (Actor) Paul Tazewell (Costume Designer)

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Don't Look Up

Adam McKay (Writer/Director/Producer) Kevin Messick (Producer) Nicholas Britell (Composer)

The Hand of God

Paolo Sorrentino (Writer/Director/Producer) Filippo Scotti (Actor)

The Power of the Dog

Ari Wegner (Cinematographer) Kodi Smit-McPhee (Actor) Peter Sciberras (Editor)

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Attica

Stanley Nelson (Director/Producer) Traci A. Curry (Co-Director/Producer)

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Drive My Car

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Co-Writer/Director) Hidetoshi Nishijima (Actor)

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King Richard

Reinaldo Marcus Green (Director) Zach Baylin (Writer) Aunjanue Ellis (Actor) Pamela Martin (Editor)

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Coming 2 America

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Anton Dyakov (Co-Writer/Director/ Production Designer)

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VIEWING Celebrating stellar storytelling with Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees

BY A N T O N I A B LY T H Welcome to Deadline’s Contenders Film: The

homes, but we’ve also found a brave new world in which we

Nominees. A one-stop-shop experience in which you’ll see a

screen conversations with talent who couldn’t have made it

smörgåsbord of amazing Oscar-nominated talent discussing

to the stage in person anyway due to their schedules. Now,

their top-tier projects. For this virtual event—part of our

we’re talking with them while they work on location, from

rapidly-expanding juggernaut Contenders series—we invite

their trailers on set, and from distant hotel rooms in far-flung

you to enjoy Q&A panels with the on-screen stars, creatives

corners of the world, time difference be damned. This time,

and craftspeople behind no less than 24 films.

we’ve got speakers beaming in from such places as Bhutan,

If we’ve found a little silver lining to this Covid situation,

Poland, Italy, Norway and Japan.

it’s that it inspired us to stream our Contenders events

It’s always been a tricky game of Tetris to get everyone in

since the earliest days of the pandemic. And we’ve not

town and on stage for Contenders, and these days the game

only reached a global audience in the comfort of their own

looks a little different.

If you recently tuned in to the Oscar nominations announcement, like us, you’ll have registered some definite

apocalyptic-level crises (Dune; Don’t Look Up).

At Contenders Film: The Nominees you’ll see a slice of

surprises, such as Lady Gaga not making the running for

what these creators and craftspeople atop the industry have

House of Gucci, Leonardo DiCaprio missing out for Don’t Look

honed: tales that resonate, inspire, and even educate or

Up and Ruth Negga sadly being passed over for Passing. But

enlighten. For example, the triple-nominated documentary

out of those who did make the cut, we’ve curated a jam-

Flee shows us the brutal reality of a refugee facing seemingly

packed event.

insurmountable hardship. And its maker, Jonas Poher

Deadline’s Contenders Film provides voters with a quick-

Rasmussen delivers that message via animation, serving up

fire round of these nominees to help you discern and affirm

an exposé of societal prejudice in an unmissable manner,

your picks to win, while hopefully entertaining you at the same

thereby reaching a huge audience. Or there’s Adam McKay’s

time with the best the industry has on offer.

cutting satire Don’t Look Up, that rips into our ignorance

Following some of the toughest times the industry has

of climate change, our social media obsession, fake news,

ever seen—with Covid-driven shut-downs, stymied financing

dodgy politics and even the bizarre rule of Silicon Valley

and job losses—perhaps unsurprisingly, as we rise from

billionaires. Humor serves to sweeten the bitter pill, delivering

those ashes, stories that dominate this season are seemingly

a commentary that might actually push us all to take stock.

driven by truly essential human themes: real-life battles with

Undeniably, as ever, film remains a superpowered art

personal challenges (King Richard; Flee; The Hand of God;

form to not only delight and entertain, but also to inspire

Belfast; Spencer; The Eyes of Tammy Faye; Being the Ricardos);

change and vital reflection.

the need for connection and authenticity (The Power of the

So now, with AwardsLine’s Executive Editor Joe Utichi

Dog; CODA; Drive My Car; Nightmare Alley; Licorice Pizza;

leading the way as your emcee, we invite you to sit back,

West Side Story; Boxballet; The Dress), and our reaction to

relax and enjoy the show!

meet the

moderators The Deadline staffers who’ll be guiding you through this this Contenders YOUR EMCEE JOE UTICHI EXECUTIVE AWARDS EDITOR Joe oversees Deadline’s awards coverage, including its dedicated print magazine for the Oscar and Emmy seasons, AwardsLine. He also edits Deadline’s special “Disruptors” edition for the Cannes Film Festival and serves as the emcee for its Contenders events. He has been aboard since 2012. Prior to joining, his work regularly appeared in his native UK—for outlets including The Sunday Times and The Guardian—and around the world. He has also worked extensively in film and television, producing EPK and production notes and working as a unit publicist. He is a member of BAFTA and has sat on multiple juries for the BAFTA Film Awards.

YOUR MO DERATO RS

PETE HAMMOND

ANTONIA BLYTH

MIKE FLEMING

AWARDS COLUMNIST/

SENIOR AWARDS EDITOR, AWARDSLINE

CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, FILM

CHIEF FILM CRITIC

Mike joined Deadline in 2010 after

Pete, widely considered to be one of

and AwardsLine’s print magazines

working at Variety for 20 years as a

the pre-eminent awards analysts for

since 2014. A native Brit based in LA,

reporter, writer and columnist. He

both film and television, has for the

prior to joining she covered West Coast

was not only nationally recognized

past 11 years been Deadline's Awards

entertainment for ELLE.com, and her

as Variety's premiere film reporter

Columnist covering what is seemingly

work has been featured in The Guardian,

but also for his “Dish” and “The Buzz”

now the year-round Oscar and Emmy

UK Marie Claire and InStyle. She has

columns. Mike is known for his industry

seasons. He is also Deadline's Chief

written a New York Times bestselling

relationships and his ability to break

Film Critic, having previously reviewed

non-fiction book and regularly appears

news wherever it happens, including on

films for MovieLine, Boxoffice magazine,

on French television network TF1 as an

the ground at festivals like Sundance,

Backstage, Hollywood.com and Maxim,

entertainment expert

Cannes and Toronto. He also is an

as well as Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide

author: Doubleday published his

for which he was a contributing editor.

MATTHEW CAREY

book about The Three Stooges, From

In addition to writing, Pete is also host

DOCUMENTARY EDITOR, AWARDS

Amalgamated Morons to American

of both the KCET Cinema Series and

Icons, which ABC turned into a telepic

the weekly KCET television series, Must

Matthew Carey joined Deadline fulltime

executive produced by Mel Gibson.

See Movies. He previously held

in 2020, after a long association as a

One of Mike’s early jobs in journalism

producing positions at Entertainment

freelancer, to specialize in coverage of

was editor of the well-known Media

Tonight, Extra, Access Hollywood, The

the nonfiction film landscape. Matthew

Industry Newsletter (MIN). He then

Arsenio Hall Show, The Martin Short

is a writer and producer whose work has

joined New York Newsday as a

Show and AMC Networks and is the

appeared on CNN, CNN International

columnist, reviewer and entertainment

recipient of five Emmy nominations for

and CNN en Español. He has written

writer. During his career, he has written

writing. Pete is only the second journalist

extensively about documentary film

for numerous magazines including

to have received the Publicists Guild of

for CNN and CNN.com, Documentary

Playboy, Details, TV Guide and Esquire.

America’s Press Award twice, in 1996

magazine, NBCNews.com and TheWrap.

Antonia has contributed to Deadline

and 2013.

meet the moderators CONTINUED

VALERIE COMPLEX

numerous parts of the industry, including

NANCY TARTAGLIONE

ASSOCIATE EDITOR/FILM WRITER

box office, for about a decade. Prior to

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE EDITOR/

arriving at Deadline in the fall of 2011, where

SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR

Valerie joined Deadline in September

he co-edited the site's sister publication

2021 from Gizmodo's genre news site

AwardsLine, Anthony covered the box

Nancy joined Deadline as International

io9 and a freelance writing career that

office beat for Indiewire's Thompson on

Editor in 2011. She covers the global film,

includes bylines at Variety, The Hollywood

Hollywood. He also co-produced Matt

television and media business, with a

Reporter, Collider, Conde Nast, Harper’s

Walsh's film A Better You.

particular focus on international box office and China; as well as various festivals

Bazaar and many others. A writer of graphic novels and screenplays and

MATT GROBAR

and awards shows. Based in Europe for

a lover of all things film, she is part of

ASSOCIATE EDITOR,

more than 25 years, Nancy is the former

Deadline's reviews team and is co-host

NIGHTS & WEEKENDS

Editor-in-Chief of Hollywood Wiretap, and for 10 years was French Correspondent/

of Deadline's New Hollywood podcast, where she will continue to amplify voices

Matt joined the editors’ desk in March 2021

Contributing Editor at ScreenDaily.com

from marginalized communities. She is

after five years as AwardsLine's Assistant

and Screen International. She also has

based in New York.

Editor. In that role, he contributed to the

worked for The New York Times as a

coverage and editing of the magazines

freelance editor for its DealBook blog.

RYAN FLEMING

throughout the year, focusing on artist

Earlier in her career, Nancy was the

ASSISTANT EDITOR, AWARDS

interviews revolving around awards season

European Media Correspondent for Inside.

and its big nights including the Oscars and

com and co-hosted Canal Plus’ film

Ryan joined Deadline in March 2021

Emmys. Matt also manages the Production

program "Bazar". Nancy also spent four

as Assistant Editor for AwardsLine. He

Value video series, which spotlights the

years as reporter and editor for Variety in

received his MFA in Studio Art at The

premier craft talent working in film and TV.

Paris and Los Angeles. Prior to that, she

City College of New York in 2019. He

He also is part of Deadline's festival studio

worked in the Paris office of 60 Minutes,

contributes to the awards coverage of

team at the likes of Sundance, Tribeca

and spent two years in the Features

animation and the craft side of film and

and Toronto. Before Deadline he worked

department of the International Herald

television. In his role as Assistant Editor,

at UTA, 8thDay Pictures and Infinity

Tribune. She lives in the south of France.

Ryan also contributes to the editing of

Management International.

ANDREAS WISEMAN

Deadline's AwardsLine magazines and interviews contenders above and below

DOMINIC PATTEN

the line.

SENIOR EDITOR, LEGAL & TV CRITIC

ANTHONY D’ALESSANDRO

Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major

the international and U.S. film industries

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR/

lawsuits and weighs in on the current

and is a regular fixture at major festivals

BOX OFFICE EDITOR

Golden Age of television with his video

and markets including Cannes, Berlin,

reviews and more. Before joining Deadline

Venice, Toronto and AFM. He is based

Anthony covers box office, breaking film

in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times,

in London but makes regular forays to

news, awards-season features and festival

Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and

Los Angeles. Andreas spent eight years

news. His first job in the film industry was

the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent

covering the film industry at Screen

at Savoy Pictures' headquarters in New

guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN,

International and held posts there

York where he worked in film distribution.

MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a

including Chief Reporter, News Editor and

In the summer of 1999, he was hired by

documentary director, TV producer,

Deputy Editor. He has broken hundreds

Variety and moved to Los Angeles, and

national news correspondent and a

of stories and has written extensively on

remained in the newsroom covering

newspaper editor.

harassment and diversity. He has also

INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Andreas joined Deadline in 2018 covering

worked in film production.

THE FILMS BELFAST

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

SUMMER OF SOUL

LICORICE PIZZA

SPENCER

FOCUS FEATURES

Belfast In his most personal film to date, Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast tells the story of a fictional 9-yearold version of himself growing up during the Troubles in late ’60s Northern Ireland. Shot in black and white, the film is the coming-of-age story of Buddy (Jude Hill) as his happy carefree life is turned upside down by uncertainty and violence.

SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

Nightmare Alley Guillermo del Toro wrote and directed this neo-noir psychological thriller based on William Lindsay Graham’s 1946 novel of the same name.

Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) takes a job as a carny after arriving in an unknown town. His charm and ambition lead him to become a successful mentalist before ultimately getting himself into more trouble than he can handle. The film also stars Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, Willem Dafoe and Richard Jenkins.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye Jessica Chastain stars as Tammy Faye Bakker in this biographical drama directed by Michael Showalter. The film tracks the rise and fall of Tammy Faye’s

televangelist career as she and her husband Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield) go from creating the PTL network to Jim being arrested on felony charges of accounting fraud.

being each other’s first loves.

Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie costar in the film.

NEON AND TOPIC STUDIOS

Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directed this documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The legendary festival lasted for six week and celebrated African American music and culture, with amazing performers like Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson and Gladys Knight. The film features restored footage that was taken at the event but has never seen the light of day until now.

Spencer This Pablo Larraín-directed reimagining of a Royal Christmas at Sandringham takes us into the mind of a lonely and disturbed Princess Diana as she tries to navigate the “house rules” during the breakdown of her marriage to Prince Charles. Written by Steven Knight (Locke) and starring Kristen Stewart as Diana, the film's action is punctuated by Diana’s anxiety attacks and imaginings of illfated queens from the past. The film also stars Jack Farthing, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall and Sean Harris.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER

NEON & PARTICIPANT

ONYX COLLECTIVE/SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES/HULU

PICTURES/UNITED ARTISTS RELEASING

Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson wrote and directed this coming-of-age comedy about the whirlwind romance of Alana Kane (Alana Haim) and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman). The story follows Alana and Gary as they navigate the prospects of growing up, having careers, and

Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen directed and co-wrote this documentary with Amin, the subject of the film. As Amin is about to marry his husband, he decides to share a traumatic story about his hidden past.

Recreated in animation, Amin shares the harrowing story of his perilous escape from his home country as a refugee.

FLEE

NEON

The Worst Person in the World Directed and co-written by Joachim Trier, this Norwegian romantic comedy-drama is the third film in Trier’s “Oslo Trilogy”.

The story follows Julie (Renate Reinsve) during four years of her life as she struggles to discover who she is and what she really wants in her career and love life. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best International Feature Film category for this Oscar season.

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Encanto Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, and co-directed

by Charise Castro Smith, this Disney musical animated film features original songs

by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The story follows Mirabel Madrigal (Stephanie Beatriz) living with her magically gifted family in an encanto. She starts to notice cracks forming in the house and goes on a quest to fix the magic, without the aid of any special gifts herself.

West Side Story Directed by Steven Spielberg, this film is the second feature-

length adaptation of the 1957 stage musical of the same name. In Manhattan’s West Side, two street gangs fight for control of the neighborhood.

Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Ariana DeBose), two people on opposite sides, fall in love, and attempt to find happiness with each other amidst the conflict.

NETFLIX

Don’t Look Up Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence star in this science fiction black comedy written, produced and directed by Adam McKay. Dr. Randall Mindy (DiCaprio) and Dr. Kate Dibiasky (Lawrence) are two low-level astronomers tasked with warning the world of an approaching comet that will destroy the earth. The film features an all-star ensemble cast including Jonah Hill, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep.

The Hand of God Returning to his hometown of Naples, writer-director Paolo Sorrentino tells a personal story of his youth and the loss of his parents in Netflix’s Italian

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

drama, The Hand of God. Taking place in Naples during ’80s, the film follows the young Fabietto Schisa (Filippo Scotti) whose tumultuous life is filled with unexpected highs and lows.

The Power of the Dog Benedict Cumberbatch stars as wealthy Montana rancher Phil Burbank in Jane Campion’s adaptation of the Thomas Savage novel The Power of the Dog. Phil runs a ranch with his brother George (Jesse Plemons), whose decision to marry Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and raise her son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) causes turmoil between the brothers as Phil torments the mother and son.

SHOWTIME

Attica Written and directed by Stanley Nelson, this documentary details the events of the 1971 Attica Prison Riot, the bloodiest prison riot in United States history.

By using the violent five-day standoff between inmates, mostly Black and Latino, and law enforcement, Nelson highlights the ongoing struggle and need for prison reform that hasn’t happened in the past 50 years.

WEST SIDE STORY

ENCANTO

THE HAND OF GOD

DON'T LOOK UP

ATTICA

THE POWER OF THE DOG

KING RICHARD

DRIVE MY CAR

DUNE

SIDESHOW AND JANUS FILMS

Drive My Car Based on the short story by Haruki Murakami and cowritten and directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, this Japanese drama follows Yûsuke Kafuku (Nishijima Hidetoshi), a stage actor who takes a road trip to find meaning after his wife passes away. This film was an official selection at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it won three awards, and is Japan’s entry for Best International Feature Film.

WARNER BROS. PICTURES

King Richard Will Smith stars as Richard Williams, the father and coach of Venus and Serena Williams, in this biographical film written

by Zach Baylin and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Based on the true story of Richard Williams, King Richard tells the story of a driven father who, along with his wife Oracene (Aunjanue Ellis), raised and coaches two of the most gifted and succesful tennis players of all time.

WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND LEGENDARY PICTURES

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve takes on the epic science fiction story of Dune in the latest adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel.

Taking place in the distant future, the Atreides family accepts the stewardship of the desert planet Arrakis, commonly referred to as “Dune”, where the desert is mined for a valuable resource known as “spice”. A betrayal sends Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his

COMING 2 AMERICA

BEING THE RICARDOS

CODA

mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), on a treacherous journey to find the native people of Arrakis, the Fremen, for safety.

AMAZON STUDIOS

Being the Ricardos This biographical drama, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, explores the relationship between Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) during their time as the stars of I Love Lucy. The story takes place over one week of production of the show as the

couple encounters difficulties in both their personal and professional lives.

Hall, Shari Headley and James Earl Jones, who were all in the original back in 1988.

Coming 2 America Directed by Craig Brewer, this film takes place 30 years after the events of the last film. Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) must travel back to New York City to find his illegitimate son Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler) in the hopes of keeping his home country of Zamunda safe from the despotic General Izzi (Wesley Snipes).

The film also stars Arsenio

APPLE ORIGINAL FILMS

CODA Following its Sundance premiere, Apple snapped this up for a record $25 million-plus.

Adapted by writer and director Sian Heder from a 2014 French film, it follows teenager Ruby (Emilia Jones), the only hearing member in her deaf family—a CODA, or child of deaf adults.

Busy translating for her parents

(Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur) and working on the family’s fishing boat, Emilia finds herself torn between her own dreams and her obligations.

MTV DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Ascension Jessica Kingdon directed and produced this documentary film about the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream”. She gives an analysis of how capitalism in the communist state has thrived by examining the experiences of social classes in China. Although the film focuses on China, Kingdon gives a broader view of how capitalism has created a world where productivity and innovation are the priority.

ASCENSION

THE DRESS

LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM

BOXBALLET

WARSAW FILM SCHOOL

The Dress Directed by Tadeusz Łysiak, this Polish live-action short film stars Anna Dzieduszycka as Julka, a woman of short stature working as maid in a rundown motel in rural Poland. As she deals with a life of loneliness, repeated visits from an interesting truck driver give her hope for the future.

SHORTS TV

Boxballet Written and directed by Anton Dyakov, this Russian animated short follows the relationship of Olya, a delicate ballerina, and Evgeny, a surly boxer.

Although their worlds couldn’t be more different, they attempt

to overcome their external differences as they experience the same philosophical problem—“to be and to seem.”

SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom Pawo Choyning Dorji makes his feature directorial debut in this Bhutanese drama film. The story follows Ugyen (Sherab Dorji), a schoolteacher with dreams of being a musician, as he is sent to teach in the remote town of Lunana in northern Bhutan.

Ugyen finds himself cut off from the modern world and learns to appreciate what is around him.

This is Bhutan’s first Oscarnominated film.

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